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California Flashcards

1
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How many AVA’s are in California?

A

139

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What are the four large AVAs of California

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North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
Sierra Foothills

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What are the far North California counties and their AVAs?

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Humboldt County- (Willow Creek)
Shasta County- (Inwood Valley and Manton Valley)
Siskiyou County- (Seiad Valley)
Trinity County- (Trinity Lakes)

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4
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What counties make up the North Coast AVA?

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Lake
Mendocino
Napa
Solano
Sonoma
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5
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What are the AVAs of Lake County?

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Benmore Valley
Clear Lake
Guenoc

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6
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What are the sub AVAs of Clear Lake AVA?

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Big Valley District Lake County
High Valley
Kelsey Bench Lake County
Red Hills Lake County

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What are the sub AVAs of Mendocino?

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Anderson Valley
Cole Ranch
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
Yorkville Highlands (McDowell Valley)
Covelo
Dos Rios
Eagle Peak Mendocino County
Mendocino Ridge
Pine Mountain- Cloverdale
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8
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What are the sub AVA’s of Napa Valley?

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Atlas Peak
Calistoga
Chiles Valley
Coombsville
Diamond Mountain District
Howell Mountain
Los Carneros
Mt Veeder
Oak Knoll District
Oakville
Rutherford
Spring Mountain
St Helena
Stags Leap District
Wild Horse Valley
Yountville
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What are the AVAs of Solano County?

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Solano County Green Valley
Suisun
Wild Horse Valley (shared with Napa Valley)

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What are the AVAs of Sonoma County?

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Dry Creek
Fort Ross Seaview
Fountaingrove District
Northern Sonoma 
Alexander Valley
Chalk Hill
Knights Valley 
Russian River Valley (Green Valley)
Sonoma Coast 
Rockpile
Pine Mountain Cloverdale
Sonoma Valley
Bennet Valley
Los Carneros
Moon Mountain
Sonoma Mountain
Petaluma Gap
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What counties make up the Central Coast?

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Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Monterey County
San Benito County
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Fresno
Madeira
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Yolo
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What is the AVAs of Alameda County?

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Livermore Valley

San Francisco Bay

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What are the AVAs of Contra Costa County?

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Livermore Valley

Lamorinda

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14
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What are the AVAs of Monterey County

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Monterey (5 Sub AVAs)
Carmel Valley
Chalone
San Antonio Valley

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What are the Sub AVAs of Monterrey?

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Arroyo Seco 
San Bernable
San Lucas
Santa Lucia Highlands
Hames Valley
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16
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What are the AVAs of San Benito County?

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Cienega Valley
Lime Kiln Valley
Mt Harlan
Pacheco Pass
San Benito
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17
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What are the AVAs of San Luis Obisbo?

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Arroyo Grande
Paso Robles (11 sub AVAs)
Edna Valley
York Mountain

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What are the AVAs of Santa Barbara County?

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Santa Ynez (4 sub AVAs)
Santa Maria Valley
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19
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What are the sub AVAs of Paso Robles?

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Adelaida 
Creston
El Pomar
Paso Robles Estrella
Paso Robles Geneseo
Paso Robles Highlands
Paso Robles Willow Creek
San Juan Creek
San Miguel
Santa Margarita Ranch
Templeton Gap
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20
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What are the sub AVAs of Santa Ynez

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Ballard Canyon
Happy Canyon
Los Olivos
Sta. Rita Hills

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21
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What are the AVAs of Santa Clara County?

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San Ysidro

Santa Clara Valley

22
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What are the AVAs of Santa Cruz County?

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Ben Lomond Mountain

Santa Cruz Mountain

23
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What is the AVA in Fresno County?

A

Squaw Valley Miramonte

24
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What is the AVA of Madera County?

25
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What are the AVAs of Sacramento County?

A

Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Cosumnes River
Sloughhouse

26
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What are the AVAs of San Joaquin County?

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Clements Hill
Jahant
Lodi
Mokelumne River
River Junction
Tracy Hills
27
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What are the AVAs of Stanislaus County?

A

Diablo Grande

Salado Creek

28
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What is the AVAs of YOLO County

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Capay Valley
Clarksburg
Dunnigan Hills
Merritt Island

29
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What counties make up the Sierra Foothills?

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Amado County
El Dorado County
Yuba County

30
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What are the AVAs of Amador, El Dorado and Yuba Counties?

A

Amador- California Shenandoah Valley and Fiddletown
El Dorado County- El Dorado and Fair Play
Yuba- North Yuba

31
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What counties make up South Coast AVA?

A

Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Riverside
San Diego County

32
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What are the AVAs of Los Angeles County?

A 
Antelope Valley of the California High Desert
Leona Valley
Malibu Coast
Malibu- Newton Canyon
Saddle Rock
Sierra Pelona Valley
33
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What are the AVA’s of San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties?

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San Bernadino- Cucamonga Valley
Riverside- Temecula
San Diego- Ramona and San Pasqual

34
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What area is considered to be the birthplace for the American style of Cabernet?

A

Napa Valley

35
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How many soil types are in Napa?

36
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What are the two mountain ranges that border Napa Valley?

A

Vaca and the Mayacamas

37
Q

Who made the first wines in Napa Valley in what year?

A

George C Yount (1838)

38
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What was the first commercial winery in Napa Valley?

A

Charles Krug

39
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Who are three notable people that built the success of modern Napa?

A

Robert Mondavi
Joe Heitz
Andre Tchelistcheff

40
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What is the tallest point in the Vaca Mountains?

A

Atlas Peak (2663 ft)

41
Q

What is the soil on Atlas Peak and what is the predominant grape grown?

A

Volcanic

Cabernet

42
Q

What is the hottest AVA in Napa?

What grapes do well?

A

Calistoga

Cabernet, Zinfandel, Syrah and Petite Syrah

43
Q

Where is Chiles Valley located?

What are the soils and the principal grapes?

A

In the Vaca Mountains on the northeast side of Napa Valley
Soils are alluvial on the floor and maritime loam on hillside
Grapes: Cabernet, Merlot, Cab Franc and Zinfandel

44
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What are the soils of Coombsville? What are the primary varietals grown?

A

Volcanic Rock and alluvial deposits

Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Noir (in cooler sites)

45
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What are the soils of Diamond Mountain and the grapes grown?

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Reddish and fine Volcanic soils

Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

46
Q

What is the soil type of Howell Mountain and the predominant grapes grown?

A

Well drained Volcanic soil
Cabernet, Merlot and Zinfandel
Some Chardonnay and Viognier

47
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What are the soil type of Carneros and what grapes are predominately grown?

A

Clay and some loam and alluvial

Chardonnay, Merlot and Pinot

48
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What is the soil type of Mt Veeder and the grapes predominantly planted.

A

Sedimentary based, acidic and loamy

Cabernet, Merlot and Zinfandel

49
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What are the soils of Oak Knoll? What grapes grow best?

A

Alluvial fan formed by Dry Creek, northwest has volcanic, gravelly soil.
Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc and Riesling

50
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What AVA is home to To Kalon vineyard?

What are the soil types of this AVA?

A

Oakville

Sedimentary and gravelly alluvial loams to the west, volcanic to the east.

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